A few weeks ago I got an email from Optimized Man podcast listener Devin. This is what he wrote:
A lot of people suffer from poor posture i.e., “forward head posture”… especially those of us who spend hours in front of the computer for work etc. I think a great subject for the Optimized Man would be correcting poor posture-especially forward head posture, which afflicts so many otherwise healthy men. An outline plan (something measurable) to correct bad posture-especially with the neck- would help your readers look more confident and prevent future health problems.
Well podcast listeners, ask and you shall receive…
I instantly thought of Rob Brinded of Code of the Natural. I’d purchased Rob’s body language ebook in the past, and he’s trained with the best in the world in conditioning, holistic health, and movement science. And it’s the study of ‘movement’ that brings Rob here today because in this podcast episode we’re going to talk about fixing bad posture.
(Rob is the dude furthest to left at the bottom)
- The best stretching exercises to correct poor posture associated with working at a computer all day.
- Why sitting all day is making your ‘Fear muscle’ tight.
- Why you need to relax your eyes (and why looking into wide-open spaces is good). Also, why the boss with the with a good view is healthier than you are.
- How a tennis ball will forever change your life.
- The infamous ‘yoga pants problem’.
- How and why you need to use the Pomodoro technique to stay healthy and productive.
- Why ‘faking it till you make it’ with your body language is making you look creepy.
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“It’s better than bitching about your problems like everyone else does… And everyone else is fat, too.”
lol Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Thanks much for this excellent post! Rob Brinded’s knowledge of strategies for achieving improved posture is impressive, and his observations on the social and professional advantages for doing so add urgency toward making it a top priority.
-Devin